Seemanchal Express

Seemanchal Express
Overview
Service type	Superfast
First service	January 5, 2009 (2009-01-05)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railway zone
Route
Start	Jogbani (JBN)
Stops	33
End	Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT)
Distance travelled	1,379 km (857 mi)
Service frequency	Daily ^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Train number(s)	12487/12488
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board Catering E-Catering
Observation facilities	ICF Bogie
Entertainment facilities	No
Baggage facilities	No
Technical
Rolling stock	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	55 km/h (34 mph), including halts

The Seemanchal Express is an Superfast train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between Jogbani and Anand Vihar Terminal in India. It is currently being operated with 12487/12488 train numbers on daily basis.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Service

The 12487/Seemanchal Express has averages speed of 55 km/hr and covers 1960 km in 24h 55m. The 12488/Seemanchal Express has averages speed of 55 km/hr and covers 1960 km in 24h 55m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph. The train consist of 24 coaches :

1 Second AC and AC II Tier
2 AC III Tier
7 Sleeper Coaches
4 General Unreserved
2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Malda Town Loco Shed based WDM 3A diesel locomotive from Jogbani to Barauni. From Barauni train is hauled by a Mughalsarai Electric Loco Shed based WAP-4 or WAG-7 and vice versa.

Traction

The Seemanchal Link Express from Radhikapur is attached to train at Katihar with 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake, 1 AC III Tier, 2 General Unreserved and 3 Sleeper Coaches.

Notes

↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

External links

Template:Northern Railway

Railways in the North-east and Eastern India

National network/
trunk lines

Branch lines/ sections

Lines around Kolkata

Monorail

Defunct lines revived/
under revival

Defunct lines

Production units/
workshops

Transit points
with Bangladesh

Active	Singhabad–Rohanpur Radhikapur–Biral Gede–Darshana Petrapole–Benapole
Defunct	Mahisasan–Shahbajpur Changrabandha–Burimari Haldibari–Chilahati Gitaldaha–Mogalhat

Indian railheads
near India–Nepal border

Railway companies

See also

Railways in Northern India
National network/ trunk lines	Howrah–Delhi main line New Delhi–Chennai main line New Delhi–Mumbai main line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Delhi–Jaipur line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Branch lines/ sections	Agra–Bhopal section Ambala–Attari line Amritsar–Pathankot line Bathinda–Rewari line Bilaspur–Mandi–Leh line Chandigarh–Sahnewal line Delhi–Fazilka line Delhi–Kalka line Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Delhi–Moradabad line Jalandhar–Firozpur line Jalandhar–Jammu line Jammu–Baramulla line Jammu–Poonch line Jodhpur–Bathinda line Kanpur–Delhi section Lucknow–Moradabad line Ludhiana–Fazilka line Ludhiana–Jakhal line Marwar Junction–Munabao line Moradabad–Ambala line Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Rewari–Rohtak line Srinagar–Kargil–Leh line Varanasi–Lucknow main line Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line
Urban and suburban rail transport	Delhi Suburban Railway Delhi Metro (Blue line Green line Red line Violet line Yellow line) Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway Delhi Meerut RRTS
Narrow-gauge railways	Kalka–Shimla Railway
Abandoned lines	Jammu–Sialkot line
Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways (Abandoned)
Manufacturing units and workshops	Diesel Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli
Railway companies	Northern Railway North Eastern Railway North Central Railway North Western Railway East Indian Railway Company Kangra Valley Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Tirhut Railway Oudh and Tirhut Railway Indian Branch Railway Company Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway Lucknow–Bareilly Railway Bengal and North Western Railway Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Mashrak-Thawe Extension Railway Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway Segowlie-Raxaul Railway Delhi Metro Rail Corporation National Capital Region Transport Corporation
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India
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